GRITINAI AT DEVFEST BENIN 2025
On December 11th, 2025, GritinAI was actively represented at Devfest Benin 2025, held at Ehizua Hub, Airport Road, Benin City, Edo state. The event brought together an inspiring community of Builders, innovators, developers, and tech enthusiasts from within Nigeria.
Devfest Benin 2025 was more than just a conference, it was a powerful convergence of ideas, talent, and innovation. During the event, GritinAI engaged with members of the developers ecosystem, connecting with passionate builders and showcasing how we are shaping the future of Artificial intelligence and data solutions in Africa.
The atmosphere throughout the event was electric, from high-energy sessions to engaging conversations, the experience was truly unmatched. Attendees benefited from insightful discussions and knowledge sharing panel sessions led by a diverse line up of speakers and panelist drawn from Nigeria and across the broader tech ecosystem
A major highlight of the event was a session delivered by the Founder of GritinAI, Peter Nnachor, who presented an insightful and impactful talk titled: “Building Responsible & Inclusive AI Products: A Practical Guide For African Developers.” The session emphasized the importance of developing AI solutions that are ethical, inclusive, and context-aware, particularly within the African environment.
Devfest Benin 2025 also featured several other outstanding speakers who shared valuable insights across different areas of technology and Innovations, including:
Dr Goldenfx-CEO of Golden pay who spoke on “Building Businesses that scale infrastructure”, partnership & people. His session explored the foundational elements required to build scalable business, with a strong focus on sustainable infrastructure, strategic partnership, and people-driven growth.
Emmanuel Ezenwigbo- Software Engineer, also spoke on “The Gemini Ecosystem: Research, Reason, Result.” He provided a deep dive into the Gemini ecosystem, highlighting how research-driven development and structured reasoning lead to impactful and result-oriented solutions.
Anthony Edgal,Frontend Engineer at Rigr AI elaborately explained “Compound components: The Idea Behind React's #1 Component library.” Anthony delivered an engaging session on compound components, breaking down the design philosophy behind some of the most effective and scalable react component libraries
Devfest Benin 2025 concluded with thought-provoking keynote sessions, meaningful networking opportunities, awakening panel sessions and a renewed sense of purpose among attendees
For GritinAI, the event reinforced our commitment to empowering African developers and contributing to a future where AI Innovations is responsible, inclusive, and impactful.
We extend our appreciation to the GDG Benin community for organizing such an exceptional event and look forward to continued collaboration in advancing Africa's tech ecosystem.
